Lloyd, Edward
Lloyd, Edward (fl. 1700–1732), coffee house proprietor, publisher, and writer, was born in England and probably moved to Dublin in the 1690s. Nothing is known of his parents. A namesake, Edward Lloyd (d. 1713), founded (c.1688) Lloyd's coffee house in London, which…...
Luttrell, Henry Lawes
Luttrell, Henry Lawes (1737–1821), 2nd earl of Carhampton , soldier, and politician, was born 7 August 1737, first son of Simon Luttrell (1713–87), 1st earl of Carhampton, and his wife Judith Maria, daughter of Sir Nicholas Lawes, governor of Jamaica. Educated at Westminster and…...
Macan, Arthur Jacob
Macan, Arthur Jacob (1774–1819), politician, soldier and banker, was the youngest child of seven (six sons and one daughter) of Thomas Macan (1717–95). Thomas had been born McCann , a descendant of one of the most important Gaelic clans in Co. Armagh, but on 27 October 1751…...
Macan, Turner
Macan, Turner (1792–1836), soldier, linguist and translator, was born on 30 September 1792 at Kilbrogan, Bandon, Co. Cork, the second son of seven children (three sons and four daughters) of Robert Macan (1750–1808), originally of Carrive, Co. Armagh, and his wife Hannah (née…...
Macartney (McCartney), ‘Black’ George
Macartney (McCartney), ‘Black’ George (c.1630–1702), merchant, was a cousin of the McCartneys of Blacket in the parish of Urr, Scotland, and was probably born there. Like them he spelled his name ‘McCartney’, but the form ‘Macartney’ was adopted by his descendants and is…...
Macartney (McCartney), George
Macartney (McCartney), George (1626–91), merchant and customs official, was the only son of Bartholomew McCartney of Auchinleck, near Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and his wife Catherine, daughter of George Maxwell of Orchardton. George spelt his name as McCartney, but the form ‘…...
MacCarthy, Donogh
MacCarthy, Donogh (1668–1734), 4th earl of Clancarty , soldier and Jacobite, was born in Blarney, Co. Cork, only son of Callaghan MacCarthy (qv) (second son of Donough MacCarthy (…...
MacManus, Henry
MacManus, Henry (c.1810–78), artist, was born probably in Monaghan. According to his close friend Charles Gavan Duffy (qv), he was left orphaned after his father, a catholic soldier, died with his regiment, and he was…...
MacMunn, Charles Alexander
MacMunn, Charles Alexander (1852–1911), doctor, army officer and physiologist, was born 11 April 1852 at Seafield House, Easky, Co. Sligo, the home of his father Dr James MacMunn, medical officer to the Easky dispensary and the Dromore West Union workhouse. After attending Dromore…...
Maguire, Hugh
Maguire, Hugh (c.1710–66), soldier, was third (or third surviving) son of Brian Maguire (d. 1712) of Tempo, Co. Fermanagh, and his wife Bridget, daughter and co-heiress of James Nugent of Coolamber, Co. Longford. As a younger son, Maguire had to make his way in the…...
Mahon, Sir Bryan Thomas
Mahon, Sir Bryan Thomas (1862–1930), general, was born 2 April 1862 in Belleville, Co. Galway, son of Henry Blake Mahon, landowner, and his wife Matilda, daughter of Col. Thomas Seymour, of Ballymore Castle, Co. Galway. Educated locally, he joined the 4th (Militia) Battalion of…...
Malby, Sir Nicholas
Malby, Sir Nicholas (c.1530–1584), soldier and president of Connacht, was born probably in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. All that is known of his parents is that his father died when he was four, and he may have been brought up in London by a merchant, John Malby…...
Marsden, Alexander
Marsden, Alexander (1761–1834), barrister, East India Company agent, and government official, was born in Dublin, probably in October 1761 – he was baptised at St Michan's, Dublin, on 17 October – the youngest of the sixteen children of John Marsden (1716?–1801) and his second…...
Massey, Eyre
Massey, Eyre (1719–1804), 1st Baron Clarina , general, was born 24 May 1719, the sixth son of Colonel Hugh Massey of Duntrileague, Co. Limerick, and his wife Elizabeth, sister of Lord Carbery and daughter of Colonel George Evans (1655–1720), MP for Co. Limerick (1692–3), Askeaton (1695–…...
Massue de Ruvigny, Henri
Massue de Ruvigny, Henri (1648–1720), marquis de Ruvigny , earl of Galway , soldier and lord justice, was born 9 April 1648 in Paris, France, son of Henri Massue, 1st marquis de Ruvigny, and his wife Marie Tallemand. The elder Ruvigny in 1656 became the deputy-general for the…...
Massy, William Godfrey Dunham
Massy, William Godfrey Dunham (1838–1906), British army general, was born 24 November 1838 at Grantstown Hall, Grantstown, Co. Tipperary, eldest son of Maj. Henry William Massy, JP, and Maria Massy (née Cahill). He was educated privately…...
Maunsell, James Poole
Maunsell, James Poole (1855?–1897), journalist and newspaper proprietor, was born in Dublin, one of three sons and six daughters of Henry Maunsell (qv), doctor and journalist, and his second wife, Caroline (née Stevenson). The family were…...
May, William Morrison
May, William Morrison (1909–62), politician and accountant, was born 8 April 1909 at Limavady, Co. Londonderry, eldest son of William May, JP, of Marlborough Park, Belfast. He was educated at Methodist College, Belfast, where he won the…...
McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold
McClintock, Sir Francis Leopold (1819–1907), Royal Naval officer and Arctic explorer, was born 8 July 1819 at 1 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth, eldest surviving son of Henry McClintock, collector of customs in Dundalk and formerly an officer in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, and his…...
McConnell, Charles Edward (‘Charlie’)
McConnell, Charles Edward (‘Charlie’) (1887–1977), advertising pioneer, was born 26 June 1887 in Dublin, second son of Charles McConnell, founder of the Ormond Printing Co. Ltd, Dublin, and Georgina McConnell (née Wayte). He was educated at Mountjoy School, Mountjoy Square, Dublin…...
McConnell, John Charles
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McCorkell, Sir Dudley Evelyn Bruce
McCorkell, Sir Dudley Evelyn Bruce (1883–1960), businessman and mayor, was born in 1883 in Ballyarnet, Derry, eldest son of David Browne McCorkell, barrister, of Ballyarnet, and his wife Eveleen Georgina Harriett Pakenham of Ballyarnett, Co. Londonderry. He was educated at…...
McCormack, Percy (Percival Davis)
McCormack, Percy (Percival Davis) (1929–2015), nuclear scientist, rocket engineer, pilot and physician, was born 23 October 1929 at the family home at 5 Garville Road, Rathgar, Dublin, the eldest of three children (he had a sister, Marion, and a brother, John) born to Thomas Henry…...
McDowell, Thomas Bleakley
McDowell, Thomas Bleakley (1923–2009), newspaper executive, was born in Belfast on 18 May 1923, the only child of Thomas McDowell, clerk, latterly of Upper Jordanstown, Belfast, and his wife Violet (née Hardy), originally from Dundalk, Co. Louth. His parents were unionists and members…...
McElroy, George Edward Henry
McElroy, George Edward Henry (1893–1918), leading Irish-born fighter pilot of the first world war, was born 14 May 1893 at 2 Beaver Row, Donnybrook, Dublin, eldest among four sons and four daughters of Samuel McElroy, BA, national teacher, of…...